Deck doorlock



May 12, 1931. J. F. wlLsoN .1,305,445

DECK DOoRLocK Filed July 291927 I 9 I i y f ttoznegu n Patented Mza.y,12,;1931y zronnlwfr". WILsoNpoF; nn'if'norr,A MICIGANQAssrGivoR 'fo IGEiInL,Moronswoonronal y 'f Tron, oFnE'rRomEMIcHIGAN; aoonrona'rroirQLDELAWARE'.I l l :DEok noomaroon",il' 4 `3App1ieari m mea ,m15 sie, 1927.-"seria1`m-:massav y This invention relates to automotivefveinganopening'al'intoWhichprojectsa iin.- lncles and particularly to a lock for then door ger lhavingts enddownwardly bent as at of thefrear deck of aooup.` 17.v f f It is the object of the invention to provider' The a second.ori-icellgy fltll c,

5 a lock which Will hold the doorof the deck reception-othedownwardly projectingarm 55 againstfrattling and yat the Sametime serve 19fof the'fplatefQ"secureditothe flanged end A as themeans forsecuring the door against portions., ofthewhousingmembers'20Jands2lg-- Q j opening by unauthorized persons. The novel The arm x19 serves to properlykposition the lock of the present `inventionis particularly"KV stationaryxlandmovable portion ofthe' lock.

1o adaptable to lcoup deckdoors Where the door rvBetvveen*fthe;housingmembers 20` and .2l Go extends down to the'oor line.v i Y provisionismade for arecess 22into which y The rear-cross pieceof the vehicle at the may f sWing theicatchmember 23 as it turns floor line isprovided with afrecess over which upwardly aloorutjits pivot 24 in the` housing 'is secured a. latch rplate having ay latching members`20andv2l. The catch 235 when in Y' i 15 ringer. To'the inside ofthe rear frame memlocked position;extendsdownwardlythrough 65 ber of the door therefs secureda plurality of theopeningll and-into the recess 13 and has housings in .which is pivoted a catch having `a its locking end f preferably l arcuately flanged l projecting flange Which engages under-fthe orfbentaszshownatr25'which flange is in turn:

f locking'hnger of the latch plate.y The upper,upwardlyfbent `as Vshown at v 26.L11When' fin p 20 portion of the catch is-formed into va cam locked:position'the'flange'25 acts as acamzan'd 57o 7 y45@ 'port or frame member yof the body lo a which is engaged by aspring `'Which will hold 'underlaps"thefdownwardly bentportion V 17 l Y the catch in locked or unlocked position of gthe`jiingerr116.torsecurely holdfthe'y locked n order to further `assure theproper fit-'j rportionstogether aridltherebyaprevent ratting of the catch in locked position, provision Htlin'g.1""-rk f 25 is made for a depressionlin the catch which The'flan' conforms in shape to thefenidfof the-projecting'23fis1further provided iwth agdepresson 27,

finger of the latch plate. When the ngerr`r theshapedoWhich-conforms tothe shapeof and catch are in locked position the nger will y, thearlovverportion- `of lth'erbent end 17 oL the Y be seated in the depressionofthel catch and *n ingerf"gfandlyvhenvthefeatch lis inlocled p .iedorl'camlportion 25j1of rthe 75 i ,L30 tend to resist any kchanges Whichwill move positionTasshown in Fig;y 1,-'itheprojecting -'80" out of.` the depression.

The'invention is disclosed in'theaccom;` :depression 27.V Due togthe'close intertting "panying drawings in vwhich: Y ,i Y l fothefligerl'l'fln thedepressionf27, the parts Fig. lis a rear 'view of., portion of, anauto- VWillgberLprewentedr from .rattling and resist- -35. mobile showing the invention applied thereto; yfancewill befoffered "to anyforce which tends S5 Fig. 2is a section on the line 2&2 ofk Fig.;1., toyannseat thescatch' 23. LSome'y forceis neces- Figx isa plan viewof.theilatchplate.at; n'saryitogcausefthe'camporton25 lto ride over? tached to the floor boardsfand transversesupf` the fingerfendand from anginspection of Fig.. port, p. Y litgwillffbefapparentzthatzthefpart'36 oruthe i, 404 Figis'a view ysimilar to Figl shovving a. cam25mustjlbepassed before the"'finger-'117l :uit y I i slightly modiliedform of the invention.` i r .is seated-in the:iilepress'ionj27.7v4 s is I f Fig. 5 isa section'on the line-55 o1c Fig.` 2. i upper portion oflthegcatch23 is ormed.

" Referring tothe numbered parts onthefr` 1 to'jiac'am .surface i28f'fwhiehfcontacts. with Y n drawingsgfloindcates therearltransversesupiaA4 spring 29,the-end owhich' isvbentlas shown' fan a-u' v at30 andgfastenediunder a lug 31"'Which may la y' tomobile7 w11 vthe floor thereof andgl2y the rear f bepressedfrom the;y side offthe'housing 20.

. transverse frame member of the door-ofthe; (The spring 291is positioned in a space Vbetween n K. Y

deck. The transverse member 10 `isvprov-ided kthe `hcmsiilgs `20 -and;21 asi shown in Fig; 2 and f with a recess 13 at itsinner side and over this fhasitsf'fireeiend contaotingwiththe cover 32 i 50. recess therepis fastenedtherlatch 'plate'. Vlllshav-V et Fromi anlinspection' of from j nFig. l it will be obvious that as the catch 23 is swung in the direction of the arrow to unlocked position, the cam surface at present contacting with the spring 29 will be moved to the right, while the second cam surface now shown as free kfrom the spring, will be brought. 'into' engagement therewith. With the second cam surface in engagement, ,the spring will hold the catch in unlocked position.

' yReferring toFig. 4 it will be noted that in-V stead of the plate 9 I provide a plate 9 having a looped portion 33 which extends into the opening 18 of the latch plate to secure it in position. The plate 9 may besecured to the frame member l2 in any suitable way.

Thefhousing 21 'is completely inclosed by the housing 20 and the two housings have overlapping flanges as shown at 34 by means ofwhichthey are secured to the transverse member '12, through the intermediary of the screws 35.Y f

I claim: f 1'.,In a ydoor lock, a plate attached to th stationary member, a finger on said plate, a

catch attached tothe door, an arcuate flange projecting from said catch, a depression in said.; flange, said finger seating in said depression when the door is in locked position.

2. The combination of claim 1, and a spring toholdsad catch in locked or unlocked position; 1 i

3. In a door lock, an apertured latch plate mounted on the stationary part, a finger .pro-

.f 'acting into said aperture, a bend at said ing into said `other opening to position Vsaid catch andplate. Y

5511i a lock for the doors of vehicle decks comprising a housing on said door, a catch pivoted onsaid housing, a lange'having an upturned end on said catch, a depressionin saidflange, a latch -plate having an aperture,

n y Va finger projectinginto said aperture, a bent rend on said linger,`said catch projecting under y said linger withv said 'bent end seatedl in said depression when said door isinflockedrposi-A flOIli.;A .i .y -f 6. In a lock,a` catch, provided with ya cam i, end,adepression-*ormed in a portion of said cam end, ar-nger, said depression tightly closing on said finger to hold the lock in locked position and prevent rattling; sv

f y, 7 In a lock, a swinging catch, a fbent cam vend on saidfcatch, said'bentcam end ybeingof arcuate formation, an'upturned liangeon said cam end a depression formed ina portion of position.

which is adapted to tightly seat insaid depression when said catch is swung to locked n 8. In a lock, a stationary finger, a movable catch adapted to swing under said finger, an arc shaped cam end on said catch a depression `formed in said arc, said arc-s aped end adapted to ride over said finger and cause said finger to be seated in said depression and thereby hold said lock in locked position and prevent rattling. f i

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

` JOHN F. WILSON.

Lsaid arc,l and ka linger, the end portion of 'y 

